It occurred to me over the  over the Holiday Season while i was wrapping alot of gifts that decorating with ribbon for a wedding can be a key element to accent your wedding theme and decor.  The selection of ribbons that you’ll find when you walk into your local craft or fabric store can be very overwhelming.  Not only will you find a variety of styles, but the color choices and widths will seem endless.  This list will give you just a few of  availabe ribbons so that you’ll feel more educated when you go shopping.

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Tulle:    A fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used veils, wedding pews bows and in wider width can to used as table overlay.

Organza:   A very lightweight and sheer fabric ribbon that I always suggest to purchasing with a wire edge as it will hold it’s shape when decorating with it.

Grosgrain:  This ribbed woven, ribbon was originally used by milliners to decorate and embellish hats.  Depending on the stiffness of the ribbon it can be difficult to tie so consider the project before adding this ribbon to your shopping bag.

Iridescent:  The finish of this type of ribbon has the look of a rainbow of pastel colors and the hues of the colors will vary depending on the  lighting.   This type of ribbon is very popular for fairytale weddings.

Lamé:  A fabric ribbon woven with metallic thread for a shiny look.  Most popular in silver and gold but you also find it in a variety of color both with wire edge and no wire edge.
Satin:  There are many types of satin ribbons.  Acetate satin is very popular in the floral market as it less expensive than single face satin.  It has a cut edge to keep the edges for fraying.  Singe face and double face satin are available in a variety of widths and are both very popular with Personalized Ribbon and premade Bows that are readily available on the market in a variety of colors.